Silent Ladies_: Nora: Breaking the Dollhouse

With "Nora: Breaking the dollhouse", the silent ladies_ bring Henrik Ibsen's Nora into the present day and give this theater classic a queer-feminist twist.

What does marriage mean in 2024? This old tradition continues to this day. Why is the bourgeois institution of marriage still so relevant? Marriage is often celebrated as one of the highlights of life. But what does the "they-lived-happily-and-satisfied-until-their-end-of-life" look like in everyday life? For women*, marriage continues to exacerbate social inequality, as this state-controlled form of cohabitation is still geared towards the advantages of men*.

In the theater performance, the three players move in an abstract world that is a parable for our society. The nuclear family, financial inequalities and penetration as a marital duty are addressed and romanticized ideals are dispelled. With their fifth production, the silent ladies_ humorously turn the doll's house on its head to pose the question: What could come instead of marriage?

Team

Concept & text: Luise Leschik, Dawn Patricia Robinson
Director: Luise Leschik
Players: David Richter, Dawn Patricia Robinson, Myriam Tancredi
Stage and costume design: Stefanie Schulz
Sound design: Vincent Wikström
Assistant director: Dennis Schmidt
Graphics: Hum-Collective

Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart and the Freie Tanz- und Theaterszene Stuttgart